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Lilian Mary Baylis CH (9 May 1874–25 November 1937) was a British theatrical producer and manager and the founder of a ballet company. Image File history File links Waterloo_the_old_vic_1. ... Image File history File links Waterloo_the_old_vic_1. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A theatrical producer is a type of producer who oversees the staging of theatre productions. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker. ...

Lilian Baylis was born in London, England. In 1898, she was called from South Africa to assist her aunt Emma Cons in running The Royal Victoria Hall and Coffee Tavern near Waterloo Station. Following Cons' death in 1912, she took over the management of the theatre, renaming it the "Old Vic" and going on to run it for the rest of her life. One of her finest achievements at the Old Vic was to produce a full cycle of Shakespeare's plays, starting with The Taming of the Shrew in 1914 to Troilus and Cressida in 1923. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... The Old Vic Theatre. ... The Old Vic is a theatre in the Waterloo area of London. ... A 1948 poster showing the main concourse. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The History of Troilus and Cressida is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1602, shortly after the completion of Hamlet. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1925, Baylis sought to re-open the derelict Sadler's Wells Theatre and in 1927 established a ballet company there. For the first few years the drama and ballet companies, known as the "Vic-Wells" companies, rotated between the two theatres, with the ballet becoming permanently based at Sadler's Wells in 1935. The London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera The English National Opera (ENO) is Londons second opera company, after the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1928, the ballet company engaged Ninette de Valois, under whose direction British classical ballet developed at Sadler's Wells until eventually the ballet company became known as the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet Company until it moved to Birmingham in 1990. At age 16 Dame Ninette de Valois (June 6, 1898 – March 8, 2001) was the Irish founder of Londons renowned Royal Ballet. ... The Royal Ballet, which is based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, is the leading ballet company in the United Kingdom. ...

Baylis was awarded an honorary Master’s degree from Oxford University in 1924, only the second such honour to be given to a woman by the university. In 1929, she was made a Companion of Honour (CH) for service to the nation. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. ...

The current Sadler's Wells theatre contains a 200-seat theatre named in her honour. In Vauxhall there is the Lillian Baylis secondary school also named in her honour. Vauxhall is an inner city area of south London in the London Borough of Lambeth. ...

External links

• London Famous #19-Lilian Baylis
• PeoplePlay UK biography
• Sadler's Wells biography
• Lilian Baylis Theatre
• Lilian Baylis School, Kennington
• Lilian Baylis Technology School, Kennington
• Morton Place, Lambeth (home)